Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Tuesday, Feb. 4 that the bicameral conference committee has approved setting the first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) polls on Oct. 13. "Ang inadopt five months, October 13 ang halalan, pumayag ang kamara. May mga...
President Marcos has appointed retired police general Isagani Nerez as the new director general of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Malacañang said. Retired Gen. Isagani Nerez (Photo courtesy of Pangasinan Police Provincial Office) Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin confirmed the...
President Marcos has appointed United States-trained orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Edwin Mercado, as the new president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). Mercado took his oath of office before Marcos at the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday, Feb. 4. He...
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey commissioned on Monday, Feb. 3, revealed that the trust ratings of the country’s top-ranking officials declined in January. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte attend an event in 2023 (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE...
Malacañang reiterated that the decision to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte was the sole prerogative of Congress and was not up to President Marcos. File photos Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said this after Gabriela Partylist Arlene Brosas said Marcos was the cause of the delay for the...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia is hoping that the two new poll commissioners that will be appointed by President Marcos will be knowledgeable about the challenges and issues faced by the poll body, especially with the upcoming May 2025 polls. "Ang pinaka-importante...
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) launched a loan buyout program today, allowing government workers to consolidate their debts at interest rates as low as six percent. In a statement on Monday, Feb. 3, Wick Veloso, GSIS president and general manager, said the new program aims to...
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced that the country’s first 12-story, medium-rise public school will be constructed in Cebu City. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara (Photo from DepEd) In a statement issued Feb. 2, DepEd said Education Secretary Sonny Angara led the groundbreaking...
President Marcos underscored the vital role of collaboration between the government and the private sector in generating employment as he commended the SM Group for its contributions to job creation and workforce development. Speaking at the two-day Jobstreet Career Con 2025 held at the SMX...
Carrying out a "symbolic partial repatriation" of illegal Filipino residents in the United States, replicating the move of the Indian government, might preemptively appease the looming immigration issues Filipinos might face under the Trump administration. Manila Bulletin File Photo Asian Center of...
President Marcos congratulated the Manila Bulletin on its 125th anniversary, recognizing the organization's enduring commitment to truthful journalism and public service. File photos "I extend my warmest greetings to the men and women of the Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation as you...
OF TREES AND FORESTS I congratulate the Manila Bulletin as it celebrates its 125th founding anniversary! It is amazing to think that the Manila Bulletin started as a shipping journal on Feb. 2, 1900 with its avowed purpose of giving “the public accurate and reliable shipping and commercial...
